Justice., 1887-12-24
The Arrests For GrmbiIng.

40 l"A PNJ iAS SAeiDSio We " 1911
inquire through your valuable 0N-
umns why it is that such naked
distinction is made in our cQR Rrts of
justice, in dealing with the Visitors
and patrons Of the white and colored
saloons in the city. The Times of
Wednesday gave an account of the
arrest of four white men, King, Low
ell, Roberts and Lowell, at the mid
way saloon, upon charge of play
ing draw poker. At the trial it was
developed the men were not gamb-
ling, but playing an innocent game
of cards, and were consequently dis
charged. Now mark the difference
About seven o'clock on last Satur-
day night, detective Elliott and dep
uty Sheriffs ran into ohn Lovelrs
saloon, arrested nine men who were
not even playing an innocent game
Of cards. Those six officers could
not take down the nine men with
out Handwriting them as though they
were condemned criminals. Upon
arriving at the court, three of those
men offered John Lowell as their
bondsmap. Mr.. Lowell had been
seriously i'll for three weeks, and
feared a relapse if exposed to the
inclement weather of Saturday
night, so he sent for the bonds to be
signed, The court appreciated this
situation, and promptly refused to
send the bonds out, thereby forcing
the men to submit and pay fine, or
go to Jail until Tuesday This re-
fusal of the court to send the bonds
for signature was unprecedented.
A part of these men had never been
inside the walls Of prison, and
would rather have paid the old time
fine of 5000 and costs than to have
been incarcerated therein, conse-
quenty they were forced to submit.
To WHAT That they were in Low
ellis bar, and pay fine of $8. 50
therefor? We fear justice has slip
ped the bandage from one eye, and |
that eye is prejudiced to the negro.
The Commercial reported the men
were playing craps, which was
base falsehood, for it is well known
that dice has not been played in
Lovell's bar FOR many months. There
are but few saloons in this or any
other city where cards are not PLAYED
for drinks or past-time. By the re-
cent decisions it is regarded as in
accent in the whites, but as gamb-
ing in the colored. Two of the
men before mentioned could not
give bond one submitted and was
cent to the work house, the other
went to jail, stood trial and was dis
charged. On Monday the Justice
IF Peace told this man ''if he would
tray he would turn him out" Is
such sacriEgious conduct becoming
4 dispenser of justice ? Was the
nan guilty |? What right had the
ustice to offer freedom for a prayer
Uttered for his amusement John ;
lowell, who according to the Com
73ercial, pays a license of over $7oo
per annum, to keep and maintain
hole" would scorn to be be guilty
If such. Another colored man is
low held in $3.50 bond for playing
pool in Lovelrs pool and billiard
DOM. What does such persecution
mean but the obtaining of fat fees
rom ignorant negroes The raid
ng of colored men has indeed as
'umed the form Of persecution, and
he blacks are compelled to suffer
ndignities, which were they known,
would call down the righteous in /
lignation of the public.
The colored citizens do not ask
hat their sins be gilded over be- !
cause their skins are dark -hued, or
because in politics they are Repub-
lcan, but in the name Of justice and
humanity they be prosecuted, not
prosecuted, upon the principles of
right and equity.
MORE ANON.